Bat (Chiroptera) assemblages in three Cerrado fragments of Mato Grosso do Sul, southwestern Brazil

Abstract

Despite its high species richness and large area, the Brazilian Cerrado is a generally undervalued and under-protected biome. There are relatively few published studies of bat assemblages in this area. We surveyed for bats using mist-nets from April–November 2013 within and around Campo Grande, Brazil in an urban fragment, an agricultural fragment, and a larger fragment of continuous forest. We captured 508 individuals from 21 species representing four families: Phyllostomidae (10), Molossidae (6), Vespertilionidae (4), and Noctilionidae (1). Phyllostomids accounted for 91.73% of captures. The most common species were Artibeus planirostris (27.76%), Artibeus lituratus (21.06%), and Sturnira lilium (11.61%). There was variation between the sites: richness and diversity was highest in the continuous forest and lowest in the urban fragment. Evenness was highest in the rural fragment. The least similar sites were the urban fragment and the continuous forest; similarity was greatest between the rural site and continuous forest.

MAMMAL FAUNA IN Eucalyptus PLANTATIONS AND FOREST REMNANTS IN TRÊS LAGOAS, MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL

“…Among the four most recorded species of bats in the present study, three are also the most abundant in other studies in the region (Bordignon et al 2006, Shapiro & Bordignon 2014: A. lituratus, C. perspicillata, and Glossophaga soricina (Phyllostomidae) -all phyllostomids commonly found throughout all Brazilian biomes (Paglia et al 2012). The notable exception was P. hastatus, a large omnivorous Phyllostomidae, which was frequently observed in the Eucalyptus plots.…”

“…The recorded 23 species of bats account for nearly one-third of the Chiropteran fauna in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Fischer et al 2015, Tomas et al 2017. Shapiro & Bordignon (2014) recorded smaller richness in fragments of Cerrado near the municipality of Campo Grande (N = 21), as well as Schneider et al (2000) in the Serra da Canastra National Park (N = 12). A study by Bordignon et al (2006) in the region of the Aporé-Sucuriú Complex presented a similar number of bat species (N = 25) to that found on the farm.…”

Rapid ecological assessment of mammals from a locality of middle basin at Palmar River, Zulia state, Venezuela

“…The high abundance of most common species -such as Noctilio albiventris, Desmodus rotundus and Glossophaga longirostris-could indicate the availability of resources for generalists such as roost sites and food sources (e.g., livestock for D. rotundus and artificial lakes stocked with fish for N. albiventris). This last idea is supported by the presence of varied species of insectivores, frugivores, nectivores, hematophages, and piscivores (Novaes & Nobre 2009, Shapiro & Bordignon 2014. In addition, the presence of individuals from the subfamily Phyllostominae -which are considered bio-indicators (Fenton et al1992)-could indicate a fair ecosystem health, despite the level of perturbation observed, given that bats provide valuable ecosystem services such as insect populations´ control (including agricultural pests), seed dispersal, and plant pollination (e.g., Kelm et al 2008, Kunz et al 2011, Shapiro & Bordignon 2014.…”

First record of Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera, Molossidae) from the Cerrado of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-West Brazil

“…We clarify that the distribution of E. perotis shown in Figure 1 does not include its occurrence in the Federal District, as indicated by Pacheco et al (2010), and Goiás, as indicated by Nunes et al (2017), because these authors did not present the geographical coordinates of the species records. The few records of E. perotis from Cerrado may be the result of insufficient inventories in this biome, as studies are not well distributed in its area (Shapiro and Bordignon 2014). In addition, molossids are difficult to be captured with ground-level mist nets due to their high flights (Taylor and Tuttle 2019).…”